SON demonstrates the vulnerability of a woman who is in desperate need of protection. From <Lovers' Concerto> to <A Moment to Remember>, she had long stuck to this image. She has played tragic characters such as Soo-in whose ill-fated love ended with her death, terminally-ill Soo-in in <Lovers' Concerto>, Ji-hye in <The Classic> who missed her first lover, and Su-jin in <A Moment to Remember> who suffered from Alzheimer’s and gradually forgot ... expand

SON demonstrates the vulnerability of a woman who is in desperate need of protection. From <Lovers' Concerto> to <A Moment to Remember>, she had long stuck to this image. She has played tragic characters such as Soo-in whose ill-fated love ended with her death, terminally-ill Soo-in in <Lovers' Concerto>, Ji-hye in <The Classic> who missed her first lover, and Su-jin in <A Moment to Remember> who suffered from Alzheimer’s and gradually forgot her husband, [Jung Woo-sung]’s character. <April Snow> was the movie that transformed her from an innocent girl to a woman. It was <April Snow> that repositioned her as an actress who could express rich emotions and <Alone In Love> showed her strong character. <Alone In Love> marked a watershed moment in her acting career as she broke her stereotype as a virtuous woman by portraying an individualistic woman. SON has expanded her acting range from a sexy pickpocket in <Open City>, an adulterous but forgivable wife in <My Wife Got Married>, and a mysterious fame fatale in <White Night> who held the key to a murder. The fall of 2011 saw a countless number of romantic comedies being released in Korea, with the box-office champ among them being <Spellbound> starring SON. Thanks to her shamelessly cunning performance including cutesy drunken behavior, the film gathered more spectators in its second week versus its opening on its way to become a box office hit. She took on her first blockbuster role alongside SUL Kyung-gu in the inferno disaster film <The Tower> in late 2012. SON’s next role was as the lead in the thriller <Blood and Ties>, a modest performer in late 2013. She returned to blockbusters with a new image when she took on the role of a pirate in the big-budget 2014 swashbuckler <The Pirates>. Following the massive success of <The Pirates>, SON next co-starred with KIM Ju-hyeok in the kidnap thriller <Home Sweet Home>. The second film by LEE Kyoung-mi features her as the wife of an ambitious politician who gets involved in a case during an election term. 2016 was a busy year for the actress, which began with her leading the China-Korea co-production <Bad Guys Always Die> and then saw her star in the kidnap thriller <The Truth Beneath> and HUR Jin-ho’s Colonial Era drama <The Last Princess>.

KWAK Jae-yong’s landmark romantic drama The Classic (2003) is set to be updated for the Thai film market. CJ Entertainment will produce the remake under its local banner CJ Major Entertainment. The project will be known as Classic Again, is to be helmed by first time filmmaker Thatchaphong SUPHASRI and will feature local actor Thitipoom TECHAAPAIKHUN. Released two years after KWAK’s sensationally ...

The upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream (working title) completed four months of production on January 23, after filming in various locations all around the country. The film reunites actors CHOI Min-shik and HAN Suk-kyu for the third time and marks the eighth feature-length directorial outing for the renowned melodrama specialist HUR Jin-ho. HUR’s work follows the forgotten story of King Sejong...

Culminating a stellar turnaround over the past two years, Lotte Cultureworks (previously known as Lotte Entertainment) took the top rank on the Korean distributor chart for 2018, a spot usually occupied by rival CJ Entertainment, after a stellar year on the charts. Boasting an 18% market share for the year, the company’s roster included homegrown hits such as Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days,...

Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) will host director HUR Jin-ho masterclass at CGV’s Cine Library in Myeong-dong, on April 14th. The masterclass will be an opportunity to share director HUR’s film world and directing know-how for filmmakers, film students and general audiences. HUR graduated from the Philosophy department of Yonsei University and completed the 9th ...

After several busy weekdays that fell over the Chuseok holidays, business was relatively quiet over the weekend with admissions topping out at 1.88 million. With the glut of local releases on offer, Korean films accounted for a massive 86% of all sales. Repeating at number one was the Chuseok champ, The Great Battle. After a neck and neck start with its competitors, strong word-of-mouth carried th...

The Korean box office ended on a bang last year when December delivered by far the best results for Korean and overall sales for the month since records began. Some of that momentum carried through into the early weeks of 2018, but the first quarter of the year has been one of highs and lows, as a strong January was followed by a disappointing Lunar New Year holiday season in February, while March...

As the weekend crowds made the most of the blooming cherry blossoms in early April, audiences dipped at the Korean box office week-on-week with 1.87 million viewers recorded over the frame. The rankings saw little change but the Korean market share remained strong at 69% with two new local films, offering four of the top five spots this week to the domestic industry. Repeating in the first place w...